That song ["Don't Tell Me"] didn't take us anywhere, and I know why now. It wasn't what Van Halen fans wanted. It showed the darkness of Van Halen, and basically the end of the band.

When I did red, it was nine, and that was it for me. I said, "Here I am - nine is my number and red is my color, and I'm in business now."

If you have a higher reason ... than just to make money... it will bring you longer fulfillment. And it won't feel like work.

I had been reading this book about Zen Koan philosophy, and it was talking about the right here and the right now, and how important it is, and I was really trying to get there in my life.

Yeah, yeah, I've been Beatled, I've been Rolling Stoned.

I always liked a good love song and I dig being in love.

I'm writing my biography. It's my business. This is what happened in my life, and I'm writing about it.